Nikki McKibbin
Nikki McKibbin, who rose to fame as a contestant on “American Idol,” died on October 28 after suffering an aneurysm, according to her husband Craig Sadler’s Facebook post. She was 42 years old at the time.
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Bhanu Athaiya
Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, India’s first-ever Oscar winner, died on October 15 at the age of 91. Athaiya clothed the casts of far more than 100 Bollywood films, and her work on the 1982 film “Gandhi” earned her international acclaim.